Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 467 › Conversation 467-009

Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and press relations

Friday, March 12, 1971 · 8:48 AM ET · Oval Office ·25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation467-009 onTape 467 (tape position 00:17:19–00:17:49)StartFriday, March 12, 1971 at 8:48 AMEndFriday, March 12, 1971 at 8:48 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 467-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his aide Stephen B. Bull to facilitate a telephonic communication with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate contact with Ziegler, likely to coordinate messaging or address immediate press-related matters. No further substantive policy or administrative discussions were captured during this exchange.

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NARA Description

On March 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 467-009

Date: March 12, 1971
Time: 8:47 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on March 12, 1971

  • 467-001 8:15 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:15 am.
  • 467-004 8:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:19 am to 8:20 am.
  • 467-005 8:20 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and John W. Vogt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:32 am.
  • 467-006 8:45 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:45 am.
  • 467-007 8:46 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:46 am to 8:47 am.
  • 467-008 8:47 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:47 am.
  • 467-010 8:48 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:48 am to 8:51 am.
  • 467-011 8:51 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:51 am to 9:01 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 467-009, March 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/467-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).